Life-preserver.



Nb. 653,20l. Patented .luly I0, 1900.

Z. 6. ANGEYINE. LIFE PRES EBVE R;

(Applica tion filed Oct. 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

genus QAN VINE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

LIFE-:PRESERVER.

srncrrrcarioiv forming-part of j-Letters Patent No. 653,201, dated July 10., 1900.

' Applicationfiled Qetober 21,1892. Serial No. 734,321. (llo model.)

To all whom it n-wty concern:

Be it known that I, ZENUS O. ANGEVINE, of the city-of New York, borough of Brooklyn,'in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a .new and Improved Life-Preserver, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in life-preservers in theform of a jacket; and the object is to provide a life preserver or jacket having not only means for keeping a person afloat in the water, but havingreceptacles for holding foodand drink, signaling devices, and implements.

I will describe a life-preserver embodying my invention andth'en point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying I drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of-a life-preserve! embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa section on the; line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the device as applied; and Fig. 4 is a section throughone of the air bags or containers, showing the position ofthe same when a person is floating. Referring to the drawings, '1 designates a jacket of any suitable material-Tsuch, for instance, as canvasor other material preferablymade impervious to waten, The jacket has fastening devices, here shown as hooks 2 at one edge, adapted to engage with opposite rings or any one of the opposite rings 3, which are attached to straps a, so that the jacket may be adjusted to the size of the wearer.

Attached to the lower edge at the back of the jacket are straps 5, adapted to pass between the legs of the wearer and to engage, by means of their hooks 6, with a ring 7, at-

tached to the front portion of the jacket, several of these rings being arranged in a row for the purposeof adjustment. Attached to the front portion of the jacketgt each side is an air container or receptacle 8, provided with a valve 9, through which the bags or recep tacles may be inflated or deflated.

Extended up the back of the jacket sub-- stantially-in line with the shoulders are air bags or containers 10, adapted tube-inflated. or deflated through valves 11. These bags in the water.

or containers 10 are shown as oval in crosssection and attached at their innersides to r the material of the jacket in such manner that they may be drawn-laterally,1as indicatedin Fig. 4, to presenta wider surface to rest, upon the water, which will materially aid 9. person to float by lying upon his back ward thearms, I e'mploy cords 12, which are attached to said bags or receptacles -and pass As a means for drawing the bags or receptacles 1O laterally or outward tothrough guides 13, attached to the jacket, and

pass around to the front, where they may be tied together to hold said bags or receptacles in their adjusted position.

Extended up along the back of the jacket is a pocket or receptacle 14 foncontaining a day-signalsuch, for instance, as-a flagflor flags-whichpocket is provided at its upper end witha suitable cover, as indicated in the drawings. For the purpose of night signalin g rockets are employed. These rockets are carried in'pockets 15, secured to the jacket at the shoulder portions, and these pockets, of course, will be provided with water-tight covers. I have shown two rocket-pockets on each shoulder of the jacket; but it is obvious that more or less may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Attached to the jacket, here shown as underneath one of the arm-holes, is a pocket 16 for holding a gun ordischarging device 17 for propellin a rocket into the air, and attached to the jac ket underneath the opposite arm-, hole is a sheath 18 for a knife 19.

Attached to the back of the jacket stopposite sides of the pocket 14 are liquid iecepta- 016B 20 and 21 one of which may contain water and the other contain whisky or other stimulant. From the receptacles 20 and 21 tubes 22 23 eatend through the upper portion of the jacket and are provided with moutliiiieces 24- 25, which may be provided with suitable valves to prevent water flowing into the same.

A food receptacle or can 26 is provided with a water-tight cover, and. as a means for attaching it to the jacket I provide the receptacle or can with a hook or strap 27, adapted to engagein staples 28, attached to the jacket." It is also secured to the jacket by means ofa. .line or: cable 29, attached at one end tothe 2 eegao can end at the other end. to a ring 30 upon the jacket. one that there will oe'no danger of losing the can should it be dropped from the hand after removing it from connection with the staples When the can is supported by the stapiee 28, the cord or cable 29 may be folded and held in a, loop 31, attached to the jacket.

Having thus fully described my invention,

Patent- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1. A life pi'eserver, comprising a jacket, 2)

food-receptacle, a hook on said receptacle, ste gies on the jacket for receiving said. hook, at cord. or the like connection between the receytccie and the jacket, and a loop on the By this arrangement it is obvijacket for receiving the cord when folded, substentieliy as specified.

2. A lifefpreserver, comprising a jacket, supporting devices extended up the back thereof, one at each side of the center line, a signaI-receiver extended along the center line of the back, liquid-holders on the jacketbetween said signahreceiye'r'endthe supporting devices signabreceivers on each shoulder portion of the jacket, and supporting devices at the front portion of the j acket, substantially as v specified.

- ZENUS C. ANGEVINE. Witnesses:

JNo. M. BITTER, 0. R. FERGUsoN. 

